Laboratory Procedure
light microscopy
[ lahyt mahy-kros-kuh-pee, mahy-kruh-skoh-pee ]
Definitions related to light microscopy:
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Light Microscopy is a technique for producing visible images of structures or details which are too small to be otherwise seen by the human eye. It involves passing light transmitted through or reflected from the subject through a series of lenses to be detected directly by the eye, imaged on a photographic plate, or captured digitally.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Using a beam of visible light and optical magnification to image a specimen.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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